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James Dresnok famous throughout the world as a defector who voluntarily left their native United States for the subsequent spot in North Korea. However, in 1966, Dresnok wanted to move from Korea to the USSR. For this, he appeared at the Soviet Embassy in Pyongyang.

In the 1930-ies among Soviet citizens went to a legend that the prisoners of Stalin's camps are loaded into barges, taken to the White sea and just dumped into the water. As you know, any rumors usually have a factual basis. Indeed, Solovki prisoners actually transported on barges, but they were not drowned, but was sent to the last journey in Sandarmokh.

Slender, dark-haired, very strong woman named fruma lived three lives. Life was different, under different names. More precisely, even not so. She died eighty years old, but her life, a real life, one of the three that fit into the years of her earthly existence, was very short and bright, like a meteor.

On 23 February 1944 Chechens and Ingush suffered mass deportation from the Caucasus to Central Asia. After 13 years they were allowed to return home, but went back not all. What has changed in Caucasians over the years?

The trip to Russia took place before the pandemic coronavirus, says the author. Much, in his opinion, similar to the United States. Even people like Americans. No bleak scenes with sullen, suspicious person. Does not like how drew Russia, the late Senator John McCain...